Still swooning along here:) Yesterday I made a practice swoon block firstly to see if I could actually sew one as I haven't made flying geese before! And secondly I want to cut the squares for the HST's out at 4 inches then trim them back to 3.5 inch once sewn so I needed to check that I could cut all of the pieces out of a FQ - which seemed fine.
I needed to make a baby quilt for some friends who are expecting early this year, and had just enough of this very cute Michale Miller Zoology print to make the centre square. I teamed it with some Prima Tigerlily and dark grey solids,
then added a 4 inch border to the finished block.
I wasn't sure how I was going to quilt it but remembered a mini swoon made by my friend Deb! She just did a big "X" though the centre and then echo quilted using the walking foot as a guide.
So I got started last night and got one quarter quilted before we watched the 4th Pirates movie - love Captain Jack:)
And I may have finally decided on fabrics for my Big Swoon now that I feel "safe" using FQ - I swapped some Aussie DSQ fabrics with a US
friend last year and she sent me an 18 FQ set of Daisy Mae in return which I think will be perfect. I really seem to be on an orange kick so far this year:)
Kirsten.
I love all these swoon blocks popping up everywhere...I will have to start one soon. Your fabrics are lovely
ReplyDeleteIt look awesome!! Love the animal print in the center, perfect for a baby. I made my HSTs bigger as well, then trimmed. I just could not see myself making them accurate enough to work with the pattern. Im so glad I did it that way, even though it makes a bit more waste. It was worth it!
ReplyDeleteLook at those beautiful points! I am afraid that when I trim the points will not stay. Do you just trim the bottom and not the pointy end?I still need to order the pattern if I'm going to join in!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lucky baby. This little one is going to be stunning.
ReplyDeleteVery bold and graphic! Awesome!
ReplyDeleteLooks great, Kirsten! Love the way you are quilting it, too. And those Daisy Mae prints will look wonderful!
ReplyDeleteoh this looks great! What a cute little baby quilt - and I love your quilting plan! ;-) Thanks for the shout-out....can't wait to see it when it's done!
ReplyDeleteLove the swoon block - and this is such a nice bright colour scheme. :)
ReplyDeleteIt looks fantastic! I love the quilting and the centre :) Those fabrics are going to look great!
ReplyDeleteYour baby quilt block is looking great - love the way you're quilting it:)
ReplyDeleteI love orange! and your Swoons are going to be great. Your baby one is very cute and I love the colors you picked for the larger one!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful block for a very sweet reason! I really like the quilting...helping me decide how to do mine.
ReplyDeleteThe fabrics you've picked are just gorgeous. Isn't it a fun block!
I always make a practice block too! Yours' turned out beautiful and I love the fabric you chose for your big swoon. I am planning to swoon this year as well.
ReplyDeleteLove orange. Love Swoon. Love your practice block and love your quilting - what a great idea!
ReplyDeleteThe quilt is beautiful....love the colours and the quilting...which there is a tremendous amount of..great job
ReplyDeleteLove the baby Swoon and the quilting idea.
ReplyDeleteOH! I love love love the color! I can't wait to Swoon-Along, i promised myself i'd get more UFO outta the way first.....so for now i'll continue to drool! Great job.
ReplyDeletei love your swoon block, and the close quilting! lovely!
ReplyDeleteI think your quilt looks great. My mom and dad gave me the quilt kit of Ruby with the Swoon Pattern from Fat Quarter Shop for Christmas. I am hoping to get my pieces cut out this weekend and get started on it. Maybe if I join the flickr group I'll find the motivation I need to really get started.
ReplyDeleteIt's going to be fab!
ReplyDeleteFabulous swoon block...I am so tempted to start this one!
ReplyDeleteYour swoon block is gorgeous! I am definitely going to do a swoon quilt soon!
ReplyDeleteYour quilting is so exact! And what vibrant colors.
ReplyDeleteSo very cute! What a great baby quilt. Great job!
ReplyDeleteVery striking!
ReplyDeleteI love how you're quilting it. So far I've been resisting but yours is wonderful!
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